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Building a 26' Calkins Bartender

by L.W. Baxter

The building of a 26' Calkins Bartender, a fast offshore sportfishing boat. Started in August 2004 and "scheduled" for launch in ~June 2008.

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Plans table
August, 2004
Frame gusset
Beveling at the bench
Douglas Fir sterm post
Building jig
Setting up the frames
Notch for keelson
Dino bones
Breasthooks
Keelson
Laminated chines
kerfing
Chine
Sheer clamp
"The Happy Boatbuilder"
Frame detail
Forefoot
Framed up
Scarphing
planking scarphed
dry fit
Topside planking
Bronze ring shank nails
Spray rail fillers
Filler finished
Topsides sealed and glassed
Frosty the Friggin' Snowman
Glassing complete
Steaming
Bracing
Spray rail
Keel
Bottom filled for fairing
Bow on view
forefoot during sanding process
Bottom paint
Flat run
Deep V entry
Hull complete
Ready.
The Egyptian way
Rightside up
Loading onto trailer
Push!
The Crew
Bow-on view of deck framing
spruce deck framing
Stern deck framing
Decked and glassed
Waterways
Hatch opening.
Bow bulwark
Toerails
Cabin sides
Curved cabin front
Trunk cabin beams
Forward bulkhead
Framing for ice box
Ice box insulation
Cladding the ice box
lid insulation
Ice box
Dry storage bin
Bits and pieces
Door framed
Cuddy corner
Cabin roof
Looking up
Fitting windshield
Cabin top
Cockpit coaming
overlap
door button
cuddy doors installed
varnish
windshield
Primer on decks
Hardware dry fit
Bedding
Reflections
Topside paint
Windshield glass
windshield detail
Glass stops
fillers around cabin roof joint
More trim
Galley trim
tracing the portlight
It fits
Portlight framed
Portlight in place
Cabin interior
Cuddy doors from the inside
The chapel shot
From the outside looking in
In living color
Boo-ya!
On your marks...
Vroom
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